Driving

around the countryside.....

Countryside cont.

More

from July 4th....still at the Landing in Van Buren.

4th of July Weekend cont.

We checked out Lake Wappapello's view and beach...
Wappapello See .....Ausicht und Strand....

Later

Current River at VanBuren.....













It really hurts when you step on the rocks with your bare feet.
Ohne Schuhe tun die Steine im Fluss ganz schoen weh.

More pictures later.

Going to

Black River Festival

Black River Festival

We were just in time for the dog and cat show....

Eating....

We had "freedom eggs" ( in honor of Independence Day), tomatoes, bacon and donuts for breakfast.

Afterwards Julia

unpacked another present.

Relaxation and Fireworks

More pictures from Julia's birthday

Grandma just barely missed the mailboxes.

A few random pictures

shortly after Julia, Erik and Kerry arrived. Erik and Kerry had left Michigan on thursday afternoon, picked up Julia in Chicago and then all 3 of them drove on to Bloomington, IL to spend the night there at a hotel. Early friday morning they headed out and arrived here around 1 pm. These pictures were taken shortly after their arrival here.
Erik und Kerry sind schon am Donnerstag nachmittag in Michgan abgefahren, um die Julia in Chicago abzuholen und gemeinsam nach Bloomington, IL weiterzufahren. Dort verbrachten sie die Nacht im Hotel, um am fruehen Morgen nach Missouri weiter zufahren. Um ungefaehr 13:00 hwaren sie dann da. ...einige Bilder kurz nach ihrer Ankunft.

Happy Birthday Julia !!!!